Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 351 new positive cases, 99827 recovered so far JAMMU, NOVEMBER 23: The Government on Monday informed that 351 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 185 from Jammu division and 166 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 106899. Also 12 COVID-19 deaths […]
COVID-19: Govt. evacuates 9, 60,166 stranded JK residents; 8,19,874 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,60,166 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
“Missing Kulgam siblings under custody of Delhi Police”
Srinagar: Two siblings from Kulgam district who were missing since last week have been purportedly traced and are reportedly with New Delhi police. Talking to GNS, cousin of the siblings said that the family received a call from Cyber Cell Delhi this afternoon about tracing of the duo—Younis Ahmad Dar (26) and his younger brother […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after snow, landslides
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic on Monday due to fresh snowfall and landslides in Ramban district, officials said. Over 300 vehicles have been stranded due to the closure of the highway. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide in […]
ACB books Chadoora naib tehsildar in disproportionate assets case
Budgam: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Naib Tehsildar, Rawalpora Srinagar for allegedly acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The instant case was registered on the basis of a verification conducted by ACB Srinagar into the allegations that Abdul Rashid Malla, Naib Tehsildar Rawalpora Srinagar is in possession of huge […]
Constable guarding Altaf Bukhari’s brother dies of cardiac arrest
Srinagar: A security guarding Tariq Bukhari, brother of Apni Party Chief and former minister Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, died due to cardiac arrest in Srinagar, official sources said on Monday. They said constable Showkat Ahmad who was posted at Bukhar’s residence suffered heart attack following which he was taken to a hospital in Srinagar. However doctors […]
Fresh snowfall forces closure of Bandipora-Gurez, Srinagar-Leh roads
Bandipora: The 434 km Srinagar-Leh highway as well as Bandipora-Gurez road were on Monday closed for traffic in view of fresh snowfall, officials said. The snowfall started Sunday evening as predicted by the weatherman and soon carpeted the Gurez valley in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district with officials closing the Bandipora-Gurez road for traffic this morning. […]
Promotion of tourism
There is no denying of the fact that tourist footfall in Jammu and Kashmir has almost vanished. Pandemic was the final straw on the back of the camel and it devastated thousands of families connected with this trade here. But the efforts of the government are on to look for the opportunities to bring back […]
Brief gunfight in north Kashmir’s Machil amid heavy snowfall
Srinagar: Army and BSF were engaged in a brief gunfight after some suspicious movement was observed in Machil sector along Line of Control in Kupwara district, officials said on Monday. They said that the joint forces fired several rounds last night after observing the suspicious movement. “BSF observed some movement on the intervening night of […]
Advanced arrangements in place to ensure transparent, safe elections in JK: SEC Sharma
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 22- The State Election Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir, K.K Sharma, today said that all advanced arrangements are being put in place to ensure transparent, safe and secure conduct of first time District Development Council elections, ULB and panchayat by elections in the Union Territory. These remarks were made by State Election Commissioner, while […]